Blue sucker (Cycleptus elongatus)

Scientific name: Cycleptus elongatus Lesueur, 1817

Blue sucker (Cycleptus elongatus)

The Blue sucker (Cycleptus elongatus) is a freshwater fish of the family Catostomidae.

Biology

Inhabits strong current in deep (1-2.5 m) chutes and main channels of medium to large rivers over bedrock, sand and gravel.

Source: FishBase, licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

Species facts

Scientific name
Cycleptus elongatus
Family
Catostomidae (Suckers)
Order
Cypriniformes (Carps)
Class
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Maximum length
93.0
Common length
66.5
Environment
Freshwater; benthopelagic
Climate
Subtropical
Distribution
North America: Mississippi River basin from Pennsylvania to central Montana and south to Louisiana, USA; Gulf Slope drainages in the USA from Mobile Bay, Alabama to Rio Grande in Texas and New Mexico, and in Mexico.
Conservation status (IUCN)
Lower Risk: near threatened (LR/nt)
Threat to humans
Harmless
Resilience
Low, minimum population doubling time 4.5 - 14 years (tmax=13)

Sources

Taxonomy, distribution and biology data: FishBase (Froese, R. and D. Pauly, eds.), licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

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